Senior Engineer, Quality Assurance (Field Development)

-; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Abu Dhabi seeks a Quality Assurance Engineer to develop and monitor quality assurance processes for engineering projects. The role involves ensuring compliance with ISO standards, consulting with suppliers, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering and at least 8 years of experience in technical assurance and project management.

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience in technical and engineering projects.
• Understanding of technical suppliers' documentation and assessments.

Responsibilities

• Develop and monitor quality assurance processes for engineering projects.
• Consult on compliance with quality management systems.
• Recommend improvements based on audit findings.

Skills

Quality Management

Continuous Improvement

Technical Assurance

Education

Bachelor Degree in Industrial Engineering

Tools

ISO 9001

Job description

Job Purpose

Develop, perform and monitor the quality and technical assurance processes and activities related to the engineering and technical projects in line with the company quality management systems and practices. Review and monitor the suppliers' documentation to meet the predefined quality standards for the technical and projects, and in line with certification requirements; tendering, supply, permits...etc.
Design, update, and monitor all the corrective actions and the consequences of process updates to eliminate or reduce the non-conformities.

Job Specific Accountabilities (Part 1)

Technical Assurance
• Develop on the design, updates, and implementation on technical and engineering processes in accordance with quality management systems.
• Draft, review, and align the Technical and Engineering Projects' documentations with quality requirements; tendering, supply, permits...etc.
• Consult with the subject matter experts with regards to provision of appropriate technical input with regards to Change Management Process' tools, flow and measures.
Quality Management System
• Design and update the Project and Technical Documents, file plans, record classification, record retention and disposal in accordance with the Quality.
• Consult on the functions' compliance to the company's Document Control, and Record Control in line with ISO 9001 requirements.
• Consult and align with the Technical Information System team on methodologies, templates to map, document, deploy measures and monitors the project and technical processes.
Continuous Improvement
• Review action plans implemented for tracking and close-out of findings from key assurance activities; i.e. PHSERs, Design, HAZOPs, HAZIDs, MoC...etc.
• Recommend on work methods, standards, measures and tools to recommend value adding changes and to derive the necessary amendments on the processes.
• Monitor and analyse the non-conformities reports and audit findings to ensure corrective actions are well implemented and meeting the desired targets.
Supply Standards
• Liaise with Supply Chain; commercial procurement or contracting functions, with regard to suppliers; i.e. contractors, manufacturers...etc. pre-qualifications, qualifications and performance evaluations.
• Review the documents of suppliers; contractors, vendors...etc. to ensure quality requirements are met.
• Recommend on the development of the vendors' prequalification criteria to ensure placement and coverage of all quality measures, and required product certifications.
• Recommend on the vendors' qualification and renewal occasions, in reference to all inspection and quality records.
• Design, Update, and generate analysis reports for the suppliers' performance to ensure aligned common measures to assess the suppliers, and complied to manufacturing practices.

Job Specific Accountabilities (Part 2)

Job Specific Accountabilities (Part 3)

Generic Accountabilities

Supervision
• Plan, supervise and coordinate all activities in the assigned area to meet functional objectives.
• Train and develop the assigned staff on relevant skills to enable them to become proficient on the job and deliver the respective section objectives.
Budgets
• Provide input for preparation of the functional budgets and assist in the implementation of the approved Budget and work plans to deliver Section objectives.
• Investigate and highlight any significant variances to support effective performance and cost control
Policies, Systems, Processes & Procedures
• Implement approved Section / Department policies, processes, systems, standards and procedures in order to support execution of the Section's / Department work programs in line with Company and International standards.
Performance Management
• Contribute to the achievement of the approved Performance Objectives for the function in line with the Company Performance framework.
Innovation and Continuous Improvement
• Design and implement new tools and techniques to improve the quality and efficiency of operational processes.
• Identify improvements in internal processes against best practices in pursuit of greater efficiency in line with best Industry standards in order to define intelligent solutions for issues confronting the function.
Health, Safety, Environment (HSE) and Sustainability
• Comply with relevant HSE policies, procedures & controls and applicable legislation and sustainability guidelines in line with international standards, best practices and ADNOC Code of Practices.
Reports
• Provide inputs to prepare Section MIS and progress reports for Management.

Generic Accountabilities (continue)

Internal Communications & Working Relationships

• Engineering & Technical Projects
• Internal Audit
• Quality Function
• Project / Technical Information Systems

External Communications & Working Relationships

• Suppliers; vendors & contractors
• External Audit

Minimum Qualification

Bachelor Degree in Industrial Engineering, or any Technical/Engineering Qualifications.

Minimum Experience, Knowledge & Skills

• 8years of experience, including experience in technical and engineering projects.
• Exposure to work with quality and technical assurance for technical and projects.
• Understanding of technical suppliers' documentation, performance, and technical-quality assessments.

Revenues/ Budget: As per approved financial budget
Direct Reports: As per organization chart
Indirect Reports: As per organization chart

Professional Certifications

ISO 9001

Work Condition, Physical effort & Work Environment

Physical Effort
Minimal

Work Environment
A/C environment, could be exposed to the prevailing weather conditions like heat, humidity & dust during occasional site visits.

Additional Details

Job Family / Sub Family: Quality Assurance & Quality Control / Quality Assurance